Ellen Knickmeyer

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Mercedes-Benz digital display technology for rear and side windows showing safety warnings and personalized information on a highway scene
Mercedes-Benz Working on Technology That Uses the Rear Window to Talk to the Car Behind You
November 3, 2026
Industrial electronics manufacturing facility with automated assembly machines in production line
Northrop Grumman Increases Production of Electronic Bomb Fuze
November 3, 2026
Industrial manufacturing facility with large blue machinery, white cylindrical equipment, overhead yellow crane, and American flag displayed on white wall.
Lockheed Martin Announces Another Significant U.S. Expansion Effort
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Passerby's look up at the Wilshire Grand Tower on South Figueroa Street where a worker fell to his death on Thursday, March 17, 2016. A fire department spokesperson said the the construction worker plunged 50 stories to his death from the building under construction and hit the back of a passing car in downtown Los Angeles.
Safety
Electrician Falls Off of Skyscraper, More Than 50 Floors
The Metrorail system that serves the nation's capital and its Virginia and Maryland suburbs shut down for a full-day for an emergency safety inspection of its third-rail power cables. Making for unusual commute, as the lack of service is forcing some people on the roads, while others are staying home or teleworking.
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Systemic Problems Remain in Subway
Edison is a Cray XC30 supercomputer at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC). It has a peak performance of 2.57 petaflops/sec, 133,824 compute cores, 357 terabytes of memory, and 7.56 petabytes of disk.
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U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts, right, and Chris Coons are interviewed by the Associated Press in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, April 17, 2025.
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U.S. Lawmakers' Bipartisan Taiwan Visit Signals Support Despite Harsh Words and Tariffs from Trump
Conversations were "optimistic and forward-looking."
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Steam rises from the coal-fired power plant Neurath near Grevenbroich, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022.
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Oil Industry Challenged to Prove Promised Tech Rescue for Emissions
Oil and gas producers say they will soon be able to drill and burn fossil fuels without worsening global warming.
May 19, 2023
OPEC and allied oil-producing countries meet Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, under the shadow of a surprise new COVID-19 threat, with uncertainty over the omicron variant's future impact on the global economic recovery hanging over their decision on how much oil to pump to a world that is paying more for gasoline.
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OPEC+ Maintains Modest Monthly Increases in Oil Output
This pace has frustrated the United States as gasoline prices rise.
December 2, 2021
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Oil to Cut 10M Barrels
That is a tenth of the global supply.
April 13, 2020
Four Corners Power Plant in Waterflow, N.M., April 2006.
Operations
Pandemic Triggers Sharp Drop in Emissions
The Energy Department expects the largest decline in fossil fuel emissions in decades.
April 8, 2020
This Dec. 12, 2018, file photo shows traffic on the Hollywood Freeway in Los Angeles. The Trump administration is rolling back tough Obama-era mileage standards and gutting one of the United States' biggest efforts to slow climate change. The administration released its relaxed mileage rules Tuesday.
Regulation
Trump Rolls Back Mileage Standards
It's a win for Americans who like their SUVs and pickup trucks.
April 1, 2020
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Toxic Superfund Cleanups Decline to More Than 30-Year Low
The Trump administration completed the fewest cleanups of toxic Superfund sites last year than any administration since the program’s first years in the 1980s.
February 21, 2020
In this June 28, 2016, file photo, a customer puts gas in their vehicle in Miami.
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Administration Proposes Increased Mileage Standard
Fuel economy standards would increase 1.5% per year — far less than the 5% annual increase mandated by the Obama administration.
January 24, 2020
Slide taken from TVA presentation.
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Next-Gen Factory-Built Nuclear Reactor Gets Permit
The small modular reactor will received the first permit in the country.
December 20, 2019
In this Jan. 11, 2017, file photo, early morning traffic at a standstill on Interstate 5 in Portland, Ore.
Regulation
Report Finds EPA Rushed to Clear Super-Polluting Truck
The current administration rushed to exempt a type of super-polluting cargo truck.
December 6, 2019
In this Nov. 30, 2017 photo, boats are shown moored in the Anclote River near the old Stauffer chemical plant site in Tarpon Springs, Fla. Hundreds of the nation's most polluted places are at an increasing risk of spreading contamination beyond their borders by more frequent storms and rising seas. Sixty percent of U.S. Superfund sites are in danger from weather extremes like hurricanes or wildfires, and the Trump administration’s reluctance to acknowledge and plan for climate change is hurting chances of safeguarding them, according to a government watchdog.
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Climate Imperils 60% of Superfund Sites
2 million people in the U.S. live within a mile of 327 Superfund sites in areas prone to flooding or vulnerable to sea level rise caused by climate change.
November 18, 2019
In this July 27, 2018 photo, the Dave Johnson coal-fired power plant is silhouetted against the morning sun in Glenrock, Wyo. The Trump administration is proposing easing more Obama-era protections on contaminants from coal-fired power plants. Environmental Protection Agency administrator Andrew Wheeler signed a proposal Monday overhauling a 2015 rule on release of contaminated wastewater from power plants. The EPA says the change will save $175 million annually in compliance costs.
Regulation
EPA Relaxes More Pollution Rules
President Donald Trump has embraced a series of regulatory breaks and boosts sought by the coal and utility industries.
November 5, 2019
In this Oct. 26, 2018, file photo, downtown Los Angeles is shrouded in early morning coastal fog and smog.
Regulation
Automakers Side with Trump in Fight with CA
The battle is centered on if California has the right to set its own greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy standards.
October 29, 2019
In this Oct. 22 photo, Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks to members of the media following a Senate policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Regulation
Schumer Proposes $462B Gas for Electric Car Swap
Schumer said the "proposal to bring clean cars to all of America" would be a key part of climate legislation by Senate Democrats.
October 25, 2019